Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.

]. The tree commonly reaches a height of 25 metres and can grow up to 60 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole often branches from about 5 metrers; it can be up to 120cm in diameter and with triangular buttresses 3 - 5 metres high[

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A multipurpose tree that is very important in the local economy of more traditional peoples, though less used in many modern societies. Although toxic raw, the seeds of the Pangi are commonly harvested from the wild and used as food by local peoples[

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Known Hazards

The leaves, seeds and most other parts of the tree contain a high percentage of gynocardin, a glucoside which readily yields the toxin prussic acid. This is fugitive and, prior to consumption, can be eliminated from the seeds in various ways such as washing, soaking, roasting or subterranean storage. The seed is then perfectly safe to eat when boiled or roasted[

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Botanical References

A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

E. Asia - Malaysia to the northwest and southwest Pacific.

Habitat

Primary and secondary rain-forest; often in deforested areas, either wild or semi-cultivated; riverbanks; teak-forests; both dryland and temporarily inundated places; on stony or clayey soil; at elevations to 300 metres, occ to 1,000 metres[

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

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Medicinal

The glucosides contained in the plant, although toxic, also have several medical applications[

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]. In particular they have antiseptic properties and the crushed fresh seeds can be used to sterilize wounds[

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A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life.

Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on any modern research into the plants.

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The crushed bark from a mature tree is cooked in a soup and then given to lactating mothers. Their breast milk is then believed to help the young child to become stronger and more resistant to illness[

Propagation

Seed - in view of the hard seed coat, scarification followed by immersion in water for 24 hours prior to sowing is preferred. A seed bed consisting of sand facilitates transplanting. Germination takes about 1 month, seedlings are transplanted to individual pots when 2 - 3 leaves have developed. Potting medium consists of equal amounts of compost and sand. After 4 months the seedlings can be transplanted to the garden[